Editing Barbados (section)

== Transport ==

{{Main|Transport in Barbados}}
[[File:Barbados Midibus1.jpg|thumb|A Hino ACME Minibus B 163 in Speightstown, St. Peter, Barbados]]
Although Barbados is about {{cvt|34|km|mi}} across at its widest point, a car journey from Six Cross Roads in St. Philip (south-east) to North Point in St. Lucy (north-central) can take one and a half hours or longer due to traffic. Barbados has half as many registered cars as citizens. In Barbados, drivers drive on the left side of the road.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guide |first=Barbados org Travel |title=Barbados Driving Tips – Stay Safe As You Explore The Island |url=http://barbados.org/tours/barbados-driving-tips.htm |access-date=17 October 2023 |website=barbados.org |archive-date=19 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019095618/https://barbados.org/tours/barbados-driving-tips.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

Barbados is known for its many roundabouts. One famous roundabout is located east of Bridgetown and holds the Emancipation Statue of the slave [[Bussa's rebellion|Bussa]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statue of Bussa – Barbados Pocket Guide |url=https://www.barbadospocketguide.com/barbados-attractions/attractions-by-parish-location/st-michael/statue-of-bussa.html |access-date=17 October 2023 |website=barbadospocketguide.com |archive-date=19 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019095612/https://www.barbadospocketguide.com/barbados-attractions/attractions-by-parish-location/st-michael/statue-of-bussa.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Transport on the island is relatively convenient with "[[share taxis|route taxis]]" called "[[ZR (bus)|ZRs]]" (pronounced "Zed-Rs") travelling to most points on the island. These small buses can at times be crowded, as passengers are generally never turned down regardless of the number. They will usually take the more scenic routes to destinations. They generally depart from the capital [[Bridgetown]] or from [[Speightstown, Barbados|Speightstown]] in the northern part of the island.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Private Transportation – Barbados Pocket Guide |url=https://www.barbadospocketguide.com/getting-around-in-barbados/buses/private-transportation.html |access-date=17 October 2023 |website=barbadospocketguide.com |archive-date=19 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019095608/https://www.barbadospocketguide.com/getting-around-in-barbados/buses/private-transportation.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Including the ZRs, there are three bus systems running seven days a week (though less frequently on Sundays). There are ZRs, the yellow minibuses and the blue [[Barbados Transport Board|Transport Board buses]]. A ride on any of them costs {{Currency|3.50|BBD|linked=no}}.<ref>[https://www.transportboard.com/about-us/fare-policy/ Fare Policy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231201023/https://www.transportboard.com/about-us/fare-policy/ |date=31 December 2019 }}: Barbados Transport Board</ref> The smaller buses from the two privately owned systems ("ZRs" and "minibuses") can give change; the larger blue buses from the government-operated [[Barbados Transport Board]] system cannot, but do give receipts. The Barbados Transport Board buses travel in regular bus routes and scheduled timetables across Barbados. Schoolchildren in school uniform including some Secondary schools ride for free on the government buses and for {{Currency|2.50|BBD|linked=no}} on the ZRs. Most routes require a connection in Bridgetown. Barbados Transport Board's headquarters are located at Kay's House, Roebuck Street, St. Michael, and the bus depots and terminals are located in the Fairchild Street Bus Terminal in Fairchild Street and the Princess Alice Bus Terminal (which was formerly the Lower Green Bus Terminal in Jubilee Gardens, Bridgetown, St. Michael) in Princess Alice Highway, Bridgetown, St. Michael; the Speightstown Bus Terminal in Speightstown, St. Peter; the Oistins Bus Depot in Oistins, Christ Church; and the Mangrove Bus Depot in Mangrove, St. Philip. In July 2020, the [[Barbados Transport Board]] received 33 [[BYD Auto|BYD]] electric buses which were obtained not only to add to the ageing fleet of diesel buses but also to assist the Government in their goal of eliminating the use of [[fossil fuels]] by 2030.<ref>{{cite web |title=EV buses are here |url=https://epaper.barbadostoday.bb/infinity/article_popover_share.aspx?guid=f33c044d-c56c-4b0f-8918-cb5624b8e054 |access-date=16 September 2020 |website=epaper.barbadostoday.bb |archive-date=16 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916231719/https://epaper.barbadostoday.bb/infinity/article_popover_share.aspx?guid=f33c044d-c56c-4b0f-8918-cb5624b8e054 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=National Energy Policy for Barbados 2019 – 2030 |url=https://www.energy.gov.bb/web/national-energy-policy-for-barbados-2019-2030 |access-date=16 September 2020 |website=energy.gov.bb |archive-date=16 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916195727/https://www.energy.gov.bb/web/national-energy-policy-for-barbados-2019-2030 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Some hotels also provide visitors with shuttles to points of interest on the island from outside the hotel lobby. There are several locally owned and operated vehicle rental agencies in Barbados but there are no multi-national companies.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}

The island's lone airport is the [[Grantley Adams International Airport]]. It receives daily flights by several major airlines from points around the globe,<ref name="Caribbean Journal 2023 p507">{{cite web | title=American Airlines Adding More Barbados Flights for Holidays | website=Caribbean Journal | date=16 July 2023 | url=https://www.caribjournal.com/2023/07/16/barbados-american-airlines-flights-holidays/ | access-date=14 April 2024 | archive-date=18 July 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718074656/https://www.caribjournal.com/2023/07/16/barbados-american-airlines-flights-holidays/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Jamaica Gleaner 2024 j994">{{cite news | title=Barbados welcomes return of Delta Airlines | website=Jamaica Gleaner | date=7 February 2024 | url=https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/business/20240207/barbados-welcomes-return-delta-airlines | access-date=14 April 2024 | archive-date=9 February 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240209113036/https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/business/20240207/barbados-welcomes-return-delta-airlines | url-status=live }}</ref> as well as several smaller regional commercial airlines and charters.<ref name="Epstein 2023 b660">{{cite news | last=Epstein | first=Curt | title=Universal Aviation Adds Barbados FBO to Network | website=Aviation International News | date=15 May 2023 | url=https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2023-05-15/universal-aviation-adds-barbados-fbo-network | access-date=14 April 2024 | archive-date=11 October 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011074619/https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2023-05-15/universal-aviation-adds-barbados-fbo-network | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Airways 2023 h266">{{cite news | title=FlightSupport (Barbados) Ltd Celebrates Successful Launch in Barbados | website=PR Newswire | date=5 December 2023 | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/flightsupport-barbados-ltd-celebrates-successful-launch-in-barbados-302005747.html | access-date=14 April 2024 | archive-date=4 March 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304235837/https://www.prnewswire.com//news-releases/flightsupport-barbados-ltd-celebrates-successful-launch-in-barbados-302005747.html | url-status=live }}</ref> The airport serves as a southern air-transportation hub for the Caribbean.<ref name="Traffic 2023 q584">{{cite news | title=InterCaribbean 'cutting-edge' Support System takes flight | website=Barbados Today | date=2 December 2023 | url=https://barbadostoday.bb/2023/12/02/intercaribbean-cutting-edge-support-system-takes-flight/ | access-date=14 April 2024 | archive-date=12 December 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212052627/https://barbadostoday.bb/2023/12/02/intercaribbean-cutting-edge-support-system-takes-flight/ | url-status=live }}</ref> It underwent a {{US$|100 million}} upgrade and expansion from 2003 to 2006.<ref name="Airport Technology 2017 g678">{{cite web | title=Grantley Adams International Airport Expansion and Renovation | website=Airport Technology | date=1 November 2017 | url=https://www.airport-technology.com/projects/grantley-adams/ | access-date=14 April 2024 | archive-date=8 December 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208094623/https://www.airport-technology.com/projects/grantley-adams/ | url-status=live }}</ref> In 2023, it began conversion of its former Concorde terminal and museum to a new departure terminal,<ref name="Caribbean Journal 2023 q165">{{cite web | title=Barbados Is Transforming the Concorde Hangar Into a New Airport Terminal | website=Caribbean Journal | date=25 November 2023 | url=https://www.caribjournal.com/2023/11/25/barbados-airport-terminal-transforming-concorde-hangar/ | access-date=14 April 2024 | archive-date=22 December 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222015551/https://www.caribjournal.com/2023/11/25/barbados-airport-terminal-transforming-concorde-hangar/ | url-status=live }}</ref> and in December 2023, Prime Minister [[Mia Mottley]] announced the negotiations for a  {{US$|300 million}} for additional airport development.<ref name="Deane 2023 h296">{{cite news | last=Deane | first=Sandy | title=PM hoping to finalise airport PPP by early 2024 | website=Barbados Today | date=15 December 2023 | url=https://barbadostoday.bb/2023/12/15/pm-hoping-to-finalise-airport-ppp-by-early-2024/ | access-date=14 April 2024 | archive-date=21 December 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221111823/https://barbadostoday.bb/2023/12/15/pm-hoping-to-finalise-airport-ppp-by-early-2024/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

The Bridgetown seaport is the primary port of call for commercial container and cruise traffic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahmed |first=Zahra |date=29 October 2022 |title=3 Major Ports In Barbados |url=https://www.marineinsight.com/know-more/3-major-ports-in-barbados/ |access-date=2 April 2024 |website=Marine Insight |archive-date=29 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129210053/https://www.marineinsight.com/know-more/3-major-ports-in-barbados/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Today 2023 o421">{{cite web | last=Today | first=Barbados | title=Port extends hours amid cargo surge | website=Barbados Today | date=22 December 2023 | url=https://barbadostoday.bb/2023/12/22/port-extends-hours-amid-cargo-surge/ | access-date=14 April 2024 | archive-date=27 December 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231227060129/https://barbadostoday.bb/2023/12/22/port-extends-hours-amid-cargo-surge/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Maritime traffic is managed by the [[Barbados Port Incorporated|Barbados Port Inc.]], formally Barbados Port Authority.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our History |url=https://barbadosport.com/our-history/ |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=Barbados Port Inc.}}</ref>

Until 2009 when [[Bajan Helicopters|Bajan Helicopter]] closed their doors, they offered helicopter shuttle services.<ref>{{Cite news |last=BFP |date=11 April 2009 |title=Bajan Helicopters Closes Doors – Now The Police & Barbados Government Will Have To Buy Their Own! |url=https://barbadosfreepress.wordpress.com/2009/04/11/bajan-helicopters-closes-doors-now-the-police-barbados-government-will-have-to-buy-their-own/ |access-date=10 March 2025 |pages=Barbados Free Press}}</ref> Air traffic is managed by the [[Barbados Civil Aviation Department]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our History |url=http://bcad.gov.bb/page/history.htm |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=Barbados Civil Aviation Department}}</ref>